Regression models are used in various subjects such as economics, chemistry and engineering. Suppose a sample is taken from a population in which regression parameters are of interest and the parameter space has been divided ...

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a specific mentoring intervention on the teaching self-efficacy of pre-service special education teacher candidates. A Special Educators Efficacy Scale (SEES) was ...

The purpose of this study was to investigate change leadership as it was experienced by incumbent leaders in a multinational, Fortune 100 company. Leaders were faced with an unrelenting and turbulent period of destabilizing ...

The literature indicates that leadership is of critical importance in the ability of schools and school districts to change and evolve in order to meet the continuing demand for increased student achievement and accountability. ...

This master's thesis investigates the use of exponential random graph models for multilevel networks. It begins by describing some basic ideas in network analysis and then moves into the use of models to describe observed ...

The spectral function associated with the Sturm-Liouville differential equation is investigated. We explore first a refinement of an existing result by Gilbert and Harris by deriving conditions for the potential (coefficient) ...

“Russians in Warsaw: Imperialism and National Identity, 1863-1915” examines the links between the Russian imperial projeet in Poland and Russian national identities. By studying the development of Russian national identity ...

Transposon Tn917 and Tn917-lacZ-cat, carried on plasmid pTV1 and pTV53 respectively, were introduced into B̲a̲c̲i̲l̲l̲u̲s̲ m̲e̲g̲a̲t̲e̲r̲i̲u̲m̲ and were induced to transpose. Insertional mutants were isolated in at least ...

This case study was conducted to develop an understanding of beginning classroom reading teachers’ perceptions of the influences on their current practices, the positive or negative nature of such influences, and the ...

The research presented in this study is an intrinsic case study on one specific school, a film institute affiliated with a community college in Arizona that has utilized a unique, innovative model of administration, which ...